From Prince’s giant symbol to Kendrick Lamar’s streetlamps, the set production designer Bruce Rodgers “makes the impossible ...

MIT aims to make house construction more sustainable by using discarded plastics to print structural components.

The MIT HAUS team is pioneering 3D-printed floor trusses from recycled plastic, aiming to revolutionize sustainable ...

The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers ...

On Nov. 2 and 3, building materials distributor US LBM announced the acquisitions of structural and floor trusses in Georgia and North Carolina. US LBM — No. 3 in MDM’s 2022 Top Building ...

Even if your roof trusses feel like a barrier to converting your loft, with the right structural changes you can still extend upwards and here's what's involved ...

The use of wood is widespread in rural constructions, and the truss systems stand out among its various applications. This specific system has several typologies and requires a thorough study to ...

A new Victorian-inspired roof could be reinstated at a 19th Century railway station, decades after the original was demolished. British Rail removed the concourse roof at Lowestoft railway station in ...

Trusses are the skeleton of the roof. They set the pitch, carry loads from wind or snow, and shape any attic space. Because they come pre-engineered and are craned into place fast, they often keep ...

Far from being something new, it may surprise you to learn that component construction has been around for thousands of years. For example, the ancient Celtic people utilized components to build ...